100 gecs on Soulja Boy, How They Got Their Name and the Future of Virtual Concerts | Trending Topics

Dylan Brady and Laura Les of 100 gecs check in from L.A. and Chicago for a very special cross-country lockdown edition of Trending Topics. The duo makes experimental pop music that mashes together different genres and influences, and their 2019 debut album '1000 gecs' was one of the year's most unique releases. In this episode of Trending Topics, Dylan and Laura explain where the 100 gecs name came from, dive into the genius of Soulja Boy, give away million dollar ideas for the future of virtual concerts, and imagine a dream studio session with Yoda.
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[@zabawa444]

bruh i love how laura is like 'dylan do you wanna tell the story or should i' she's straigh up askin whos the one that has any idea for a different origin story

[@Aurora-rw9lp]

her sly smile.. HAHAH

[@holidaycomplex]

I love how they change the origin story for their name in every interview. and those cat ears behind Dylan are 1000% on purpose

[@samanthasmith4744]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed

[@natedavid3873]

Yea wtf like I wonder what the real one is

[@lorenz0]

Twenty one pilots did that lol

[@heatherthane9161]

Yeah they definitely went the twenty one pilots route.

[@SauceBoss127]

yes major dark knight-joker vibes 😭

[@alolannassie]

what if we kissed at the gec tree

[@angeldeaza6096]

😳😳

[@null3638]

haha jk.... unless? 😳😳😳😳

[@user-lr1ev6hr6r]

bet

[@peema2211]

😳😳😳

[@anibalromero619]

I'm gonna cut the gec tree

[@manwtf3883]

"is there such a thing as too many gecs?" laura: *"h"*

[@thatonenotthisone5215]

she do be speaking facts doe 😳

[@oliveroliveroliver]

time stamp????

[@youngthug5889]

whimsical willow 6:25

[@moonz1149]

the

[@Aurora-rw9lp]

HDJDJ

[@ellew1226]

the person that spray painted 100gecs watching this: 😳

[@ferminredondo72]

What if it was them from the future trying to fix the timeline?

[@marie-antoinette9185]

Good news everyone!

[@swampyalienz2995]

id be PISSSSEEDDDDDDDD lmao

[@cokeycola9514]

its a meme, they change the story every time, lol

[@rektyrektingson4668]

@@cokeycola9514 fr????

[@inoh]

dylan's wall decoration is giving him uwu catboy ears

[@mmrw]

I feel like we’ll never know for sure how they got their name

[@miles7749]

I think it's a reference to the Gex video games as they used the cover art for their EP

[@ninanglv2420]

right? they tell a different story every time

[@mmrw]

@Miles Mahon I've heard that, I've also heard that it's because one time Laura ordered a gecko in the mail and they accidentally sent her 100, and now this is a new story I've never even heard before. So who knows really, besides themselves of course.

[@rileydougherty7895]

lmao it almost seems like they’re doing it on purpose like they keep making up new ones and trying to see if people catch it like when she asked if she should tell it or him they definitely weren’t thinking of the same thing

[@zi6956]

wasn’t it about geckos one time-

[@abra322]

i love laura’s voice so much she just reminds me of a really soothing n comforting hug

[@Vanehappy]

SAME HERE OMG I WAS LISTENING TO HER AND WAS LIKE KEEP TALKING PLS

[@fredriknerli9197]

Simp

[@InuzukaxClan]

Wait...thats a chick?

[@hazel2302]

Real Human yes

[@drake5779]

Real Human technically no

[@bread1064]

I love how Laura is talking about ending war and all that good shit and Dylan's like: in the studio with Yoda

[@chargingoutlet]

I’d rather be in the studio with yoda if I were one of them😄🙌🏻

[@lukehipkin3914]

Just imagining someone playing I need help immediately taking their headphones off and going ‘that was a cool jazz song’

[@abablue8179]

It's so strange hearing there voices without crazy autotune

[@bajablaster420]

laura is so cute 🥺

[@rmrealm]

her voice is pretty as hell bruh

[@九头金蛇]

@wormsn0rt bottom alert 😳😳

[@marceline3665]

@wormsn0rt they aren't wrong tho lmao me 2 bb tho

[@As_Expected_of_Pieck]

>her

[@joelowry1323]

As Expected of Pieck shut up transphobe

[@dulcae]

laura looks SO pretty here wowow.

[@dannymorton2957]

You got good taste in video games

[@TheShredFaster]

he's not a bad looking guy

[@kayodobrovevo3864]

TheShredFaster shut up

[@poolpaws]

@@TheShredFaster drink dust.

[@rory7665]

Shes always flawless oml

[@1trillionMPH]

recommendations section: william crooks - LOVEYOURSELF william crooks - THUNDERBIRD Dog Show Records blntsmk Aaron Cartier - Boy Gupi - None Gupi & Fraxiom - Thos Moser Alice Longyu Gao - Rich Bitch Juice FROMTHEHEART - DOGFIGHT can confirm, all of these are crazy good. None and THUNDERBIRD are 2020 AOTY contenders for me

[@jadeblades]

honestly just all of fromtheheart is amazing

[@miriamcita]

KING, thank you

[@skye1678]

i also highly recommend checking out Fraxiom's solo music and p4rkr (also known as osquinn)

[@howir0n1c2]

everything william crooks goes hard

[@RiverBoyBeats]

Thank you! I put all these tracks into a Spotify Playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/72b2iCqijMmbu9QtUFN2d5?si=AJHtCWWeSYaTD6unmRX3kw

[@twamigo6817]

ok in another interview laura said that 100 gecs comes from when she tried to order a gecko online but she got 100 instead whats the real truth cmon

[@user-ue4yr6bs1v]

My thoughts exactly, laura WHICH IS IT 🥵

[@Greenhourglass]

i heard that somewhere and watching this i was like wait was it fake or not smh??? what is the truth laura

[@PJellyfish]

In the reddit AMA they said “It came to us in dream”

[@micklenick]

some Dark Knight joker shit

[@zxp3ct3r41]

@@micklenick 199 gecs gave em these scars

[@eli_n100]

now we know given seemingly infinite power: laura would end poverty worldwide and dylan would be in the studio with yoda

[@flashmemories]

team socks on the chair

[@y2kaleb]

socks on the chair roll call

[@gamefreaknitro]

I love the editing style of this channel it’s underrated

[@killgirl]

if i was on acid i woulda threw up watching this

[@bridgetdonovan3290]

gessonline || i ate expired chocolate at 2 am watching this and istg i got drugged and it was a vibe haha

[@jadedpotato1574]

when i grow up i want to be laura les

[@malfunctionnnn]

me too

[@suhbrly]

Same

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

Same

[@chargingoutlet]

same

[@handl8459]

same

[@leahmoss3381]

Laura is an amazing woman and she deserves an award for gracing us with her music in a world where most are unworthy even of her presence. Also Dylan is an absolute king. gec

[@As_Expected_of_Pieck]

>woman >she >her

[@HelloHello-vk5ob]

As Expected of Pieck because SHE is a WOMEN

[@khqlifq]

@@HelloHello-vk5ob lol no

[@jaxontoocool]

@@As_Expected_of_Pieck yeah cause shes a girl..?

[@ratata67]

@@gio1884 yeah, i'm a Laura simp

[@astraology7247]

so first their name came to them in a dream, then Laura accidentally ordered 100 geckos, and now they saw it spray painted on Laura's apartment? which one is it

[@malfunctionnnn]

where did they say it came to them in a dream? i aint hear that one yet

[@astraology7247]

@@malfunctionnnn laura said in an interview i dont remember which one i think its hardcandy

[@malfunctionnnn]

@@astraology7247 ah ok thx

[@Aurora-rw9lp]

all of them

[@spinach4616]

all of them

[@jace9987]

I better see a yoda feature on 10,000 gecs

[@GwakGwak-ct8yv]

3:50 so they're not gonna talk about how they interpolated "kiss me thru the phone" on their song "xXXi_wud_nvrstøp_ÜXXx"?

[@cammyscomet504]

I think I read it was an accident. Or that they never heard of the song before the comparison. It was in their recent reddit AMA

[@aarons9701]

I caught that when I first listened to it, it’s pretty funny

[@oliviarichards39]

@@aarons9701 gjjjjjj

[@Bandstand]

Cool

[@danielhartridge1492]

Cool

[@gorefinger9499]

I wish i had more friends that liked their music

[@starstuff3820]

I want a 1 hour video of them explaining their music genre

[@lol-hz3yr]

i love lauras voice i cant stop listening to her talking

[@dizralph.c]

him*

[@bridgetdonovan3290]

dizralph.c lol no just respect her pronouns she’s not hurting you in any way by existing, and before you answer back with some transphobic bull, there’s not only two genders. Maybe only two biological sexes, but gender is the way you identify. Laura identifies as a woman, so just respect that.

[@Iammikeyrivers]

@@bridgetdonovan3290 your gay

[@kit196]

they are so cute i cant

[@partypizza64]

*I actually thought they called themselves 100 gecs because they accidentally bought 100 gecs when they were meant to get one or something*

[@dh-ck2om]

It’s choose your own origin story

[@lalalaLaFlex]

I heard this too. i'm willing to bet they have been asked this question so many times that they have made up fake answers on more than one occasion.

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

Gecs sounds like a type of drug

[@b.kenealy]

people are so sensitive that 100 gecs offends them

[@sonnywilliams9610]

100 is simply too many for some people. A good starting point for most is more around 98-99 gecs.

[@disastermidi1990]

Sara Brashear at once? I wouldn’t start with more than 10 gecs then wait an hour before adding more

[@deadeyedblack2350]

Sara Brashear yeah I agree, I feel like 100 is just a bit excessive

[@baby2343]

0:46 dylan knowing shes going to tell another different story lmao

[@coffey521]

they have a different origin for their name every interview

[@vvvvance]

lauras miku shirt❤

[@ArriadneAllen]

When she said she would end every war and end all poverty 😭😭 sis is mad wholesome

[@ryf3905]

4:11 LAURAS LAUGH PLS AWW

[@chargingoutlet]

HER SMILE ALKKJSIJSIJSIJSI

[@GrumiaLake]

THOS MOSER

[@linc3152]

-Gupi aka Tony Hawk's son

[@juancanekortegasanchez7961]

@@linc3152 THONY HAWKSER

[@juancanekortegasanchez7961]

@@linc3152 THOS MOSER

[@user-me1gn9mb2c]

Laura is so cute I love her

[@jaxontoocool]

ill forever be curious on what the real orgin of the name is

[@confusionisdead]

gecs gecs gecs

[@sonnywilliams9610]

Rich B][tch Juice does indeed hit. Thanks for the gecommendation! 💚🌳

[@sonnywilliams9610]

@@privatevillagirl I gotta admit I wouldn't have expected that but it makes me so happy :D

[@shawty.4447]

Laura is so cute I cant

[@y2kaleb]

1000 GECS AOTY 2019

[@____________5956]

Yeah bby

[@ABandShow3000]

This is the best 100gecs interview

[@digitaldeadroseshelpimdrin2090]

laura's laugh..omg 🥺

[@spaceistheplace2293]

Both of their voices are so nice

[@jimmyhsp]

this editing is so irritating but it fits so well

[@LilBoom]

i also watch FF7 Story points to the point i have a 400 video playlist abt em

[@juliamiller4965]

Laura w the puff bar and red bull... I felt that 😔

[@hauntedmallow]

Laura is so fucking cute ohmygod

[@deadguy7607]

this is so well edited holy shit

[@defalcomusic9117]

🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎

[@savannahsstars4757]

I love how they change up the story of their name every interview

[@SlantedLand]

I'm here cause my teenage son told me to listen to this duo. Interesting and fun stuff.

[@pleasegodstrikemedown1581]

do u like them? :)

[@SlantedLand]

@@pleasegodstrikemedown1581 yes, they are funny

[@taifuhime]

laura turns in to a raging bull at 1:40

[@KILLDOUX]

😳may my monie on my own 😳Yeah😳 wakin up five in the mornin 😳Yeah😳

[@Andimkundim]

gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec gec

[@retronic_6749]

The story changes every time lol

[@elm8701]

there music sounds like adhd and i love it

[@deadeyedblack2350]

Laura looks like ghostemane if he were a fairy and not a mage

[@jayxd7377]

She*

[@elliebee9692]

jay XD I think they’re saying “he” in reference to ghostemane not Laura

[@zabawa444]

@@elliebee9692 yeah, i think so too

[@xBEEAWNKAHx]

I just love these guys SO MUCH. If I never see them live, my heart hurts for the missed experience 💔💔💔

[@zoe-jt4kk]

They looks so pretty👁👄👁

[@mimi-xb1rr]

0/10 not enough gecs

[@nydielvia]

i’m geccing so hard love you guys

[@manwtf3883]

im screaming @ the euronymous pfp hghgjbjhjn

[@ScumShawty]

They both have amazing voices

[@souda2276]

has anyone realized they tell a different story for how they got their name. in one interview, they said they're called 100 secs cause Dylan ordered a gecko but the company sent him 100

[@Valentin5320]

Wished the coronavirus didn't happen, I was supposed to see you in concert in Paris with a friend and seeing other replays make it seem like absolute insanity

[@_stasis_2795]

soulja boy 100 gecs collab when?

[@edmund3504]

hundred racks that's a hundred gecs

[@kvndmusic]

The reigning king and queen of pop music 💯🦎

[@otselot2300]

100 gecs probably 100 micrograms

[@thiefrules]

100 gecs fucks w blntsmk? damn that's a 2016 throwback right there

[@dazedream2833]

omg I thought the girl was a guy this whole time. When I watched the money machine video I was like yesss he's wearing a skirt we love femboys ....then I find out its a GIRL

[@firedragonosis]

?

[@dazedream2833]

@@firedragonosis ?

[@TheShredFaster]

no you were right, he is a guy. but he likes to identify as a girl

[@dazedream2833]

@@TheShredFaster ooooh ok thank you for telling me I was confused

[@windowsxp1902]

Daze Dream nah thats really a woman, she's just trans and TheShredFaster is transphobic.

[@santiagogrgr]

Laura and Dylan please hang out with me ! please please pleaseplease please please please plz plz plz pl p

[@kailzedillo]

That variation story of how they found their name is similar to how Kurt Cobain hit the song name smells like teen Spirit.

[@chargingoutlet]

I bet they have all of their lies about their name written down, we gotta be patient until they run out

[@plzineedtogowayrn6353]

Electronic Ska music imo

[@xbc2000_]

Pigeons and Planes were one of the first publications to give Joji exposure, too. They are doing some good work.

[@xxx_rotfd_xiii_xii3619]

Joji had millions of subscribers before he was Joji lmao

[@xbc2000_]

@@xxx_rotfd_xiii_xii3619 whoa, you must be the only person who knew that!!1

[@zead9481]

@@xbc2000_ hes already famous before thats why he blew up

[@softgoth713]

Can we just appreciate what pigeon and planes has done for the underground community

[@sqwinch]

why does the name origin for 100gecs change every time lmaoo

[@ayloak291]

i ac love them so much

[@snoozie5950]

On the new artists part laura literally said a song that doesnt exist..

[@miacole]

who gave their editor meth?? oh my god

[@ElliotLeon]

Gecs

[@allydiveley6362]

who wants to go to the 1000 gecs tree with me🙈✨😻

[@gravitykat1100]

Thos moser is a banger everyone should go listen to 🤙

[@888lunary]

everybody who gecs is so wholesome :) ive never seen comments like this before

[@madelinekushner9292]

it's laura's puffbar cosign for me

[@Birddie_]

They literally change the story on how they found the name “100gecs” in every interview I see of them and I wonder which one is the real one

[@bingleblorp993]

I've had rich bitch juice on my playlist for months and always thought it was underrated, glad to see larger names in music putting it out there

[@OMGitsacrazybadger]

these two are like a dystopian billie and finneas

[@verysmellyzelly]

I live near the treeeee Be jealous

[@gabriellamorali2600]

laura’s just casually vaping thru the entire thing shhdhdh is

[@cato3277]

Would 100% attend a virtual concert if the gec fellas would be there.

[@dragon-id5uj]

beautiful way of getting closer to the core of laura.. i too think about secondlife being a reconstitutable playspace

[@NO-fn6wy]

I would love yoda laying some fire bars down over Dylan’s amazing producing

[@katarinaseric9470]

I would die for 100 gecs

[@tashietherat7328]

my girl laura got the banana ice puff bar

[@oddblood420]

How come this story of how you got your name is different than the genius interview

[@brysonperidot]

I wish they didn’t smoke...😳🚬😳 ok but fr

[@Finicheti]

Really love the editing in this